angeheizt

Angeheizt is a German participial adjective derived from the verb anheizen, meaning to stoke up or incite. It describes something that has been heated up or intensified, typically a mood, atmosphere, or discussion. The term usually implies that external factors or provocations have contributed to the intensification, rather than occurring by itself.

Etymology and usage notes: Angeheizt combines the prefix an- with heizen and is used predicatively or attributively. It commonly collocates with nouns such as Stimmung (mood), Debatte (debate), Diskussion (discussion), and Publikum (audience). Phrases like angeheizt durch Ereignisse or angeheizt von Social-Media-Aktivitäten are typical, signaling that a trigger has increased passion or controversy.

Usage context: In journalism, politics, sports, and social discourse, angeheizt appears to describe heightened energy, tension, or fervor. It often carries a neutral to negative connotation depending on context, conveying that discussions or crowds have become more heated due to provocations, scandals, or sensational reporting.

Difference from related terms: Angeheizt emphasizes external provocation as the cause of the heating. Aufgeheizt, by contrast, more directly conveys that something has become heated, sometimes through self-reinforcement, and can carry a stronger sense of current state rather than cause.

Examples: Die Debatte ist durch den Skandal angeheizt worden. Die Stimmung im Stadion war angeheizt, nachdem das Tor gefallen war. Die Diskussion wurde von provokanten Aussagen angeheizt.

See also: anheizen, auffeheizen, Stimmung, Debatte, Diskussion. Translations: stoked, heated up, inflamed.